Saving Abel (album)

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Saving Abel
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 11, 2008
Recorded2007
Genre Hard rock, post-grunge
Length42:35
Label Virgin
Producer Skidd Mills
Saving Abel chronology
Saving Abel
(2008)
18 Days Tour EP
(2009)
Singles from Saving abel
  1. "Addicted"
    Released: March 2008
  2. "18 Days"
    Released: September 16, 2008
  3. "Drowning (Face Down)"
    Released: March 24, 2009
  4. "New Tattoo"
    Released: September 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net 90% [1]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Tunelab MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Saving Abel is the debut studio album by American rock band Saving Abel. It was released on March 11, 2008 and produced by Skidd Mills, producer of their independently released album of the same name.

Contents

The album peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200, and was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 6, 2009. [4] [5]

Singles

The first single off the album is "Addicted" which has received airplay across the country. It has reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. It sold over 800,000 copies in the US alone.[ citation needed ]

The second single, "18 Days", reached number 6 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

"Drowning (Face Down)" became their third single and received airplay across the country.

Critical reception

The reviews that Saving Abel received have been generally positive. Only Rock had given the album 3 and 1/2 stars, while AllMusic gave the album 2 and 1/2 stars. AbsolutePunk gave the album a rating of 90% rating, and in another very positive review, Tunelab Music gave the album a rating of 9 out of 10 stars.

Track listing

Saving Abel track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."New Tattoo"Null4:23
2."Addicted"Mills, Null, Weeks3:43
3."She Got Over Me"Mills, Null, Wallen, Weeks4:03
4."18 Days"Null, Weeks3:52
5."Drowning (Face Down)"Mills, Null, Weeks3:56
6."In God's Eyes"Bartlett, Dixon, Null, Taylor, Weeks3:56
7."Sailed Away"Mills, Rimer, Weeks4:19
8."Beautiful Day"Mills, Null, Weeks4:15
9."Out of My Face"Bartlett, Null3:41
10."Running from You"Harris, Mills, Null, Weeks3:29
11."Beautiful You"Mills, Null, Weeks2:52
Total length:42:35

B-sides

Personnel

Saving Abel

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [14] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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